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261st Multi-Functional Medical Battalion
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active15 June 1942 – 28 January 1945
1 October 1991 – present
CountryUS
BranchRegular Army
Garrison/HQFort Bragg
Nickname(s)SPEARHEAD MEDICS
EngagementsWorld War II
Sicily (with arrowhead)
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
Normandy (with arrowhead)
Northern France
Iraqi Governance
National Resolution
Iraqi Surge
Commanders
Current
commander		LTC Benjamin P. Donham
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 261st Multi-Functional Medical Battalion is a US Army unit located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, provides a scalable, flexible and modular medical battle command (MBC) administrative assistance, logistical support, and technical supervision capability for assigned and attached medical organizations (companies and detachments) task-organized for support of deployed forces.

Command Group edit

  • Commander: LTC Benjamin P. Donham
  • Command Sergeant Major: CSM James E. Brown
  • Executive Officer: MAJ Cicchini Francis

Former Commanders edit

Rank Name Branch Begin Date End Date Notes
LTC Butch Murphy MC 1992 1994
LTC Phil Navin MC 1993 1996
LTC Gary Sadlon MC 1996 1998
LTC Timothy Gordon MC 1998 2000
LTC J. Cole Slattery MC 2000 2002
LTC Robert Tenhet MC 2002 2004
LTC William C. Terry MC 2004 2006
LTC (P) Frank L. Christopher MC 2006 2009
LTC (P) Raymond S. Dingle MC 2009 2010
LTC Myron B. McDaniels MC 2010 2012
LTC Heather A. Knees MC 2012 2014
LTC James D. Burk MC 2014 2016
LTC (P) Aric Bowman MC 2016 2018
LTC (P) Kevin Kelly MC 2018 2020
LTC Benjamin P. Donham MC 2020 Present

Former Command Sergeant Majors edit

Rank Name Branch Begin Date End Date Notes
CSM Hoskins MC 1992 1998
CSM Bobby Fletcher MC 1998 2000
CSM Rafael Ruiz MC 2000 2002
CSM Dale Christopher MC 2002 2003
CSM James F. B. Phillips MC 2003 2004
CSM Manual J. Layman MC 2004 2005
MSG (P) Keith P. Fointno MC 2005 2006
CSM Mark A. Dennis MC 2006 2009
CSM Paul A. Ramos MC 2009 2012
CSM Norman McAfee MC 2012 2014
CSM Lynn F. Ratley MC 2014 2016
CSM Thomas Barone MC 2016 2018
CSM Timothy L. Abrahmson MC 2018 2020
CSM James E. Brown MC 2000 Present

Lineage edit

  • Constituted 12 June 1942 in the Regular Army as the 261st Medical Battalion
  • Activated 15 June 1942 at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
  • Disbanded on 28 January 1945, in France.
  • Reconstituted 1 October 1991 in the Regular Army
  • Activated 16 September 1992 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Reorganized 16 August 2002 to consist of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 261st Medical Battalion (organic

elements concurrently inactivated)

Campaign participation credit edit

  1. Sicily (with arrowhead)
  2. Naples-Foggia
  3. Rome-Arno
  4. Normandy (with arrowhead)
  5. Northern France
  1. Iraqi Governance
  2. National Resolution
  3. Iraqi Surge

Decorations edit

  1. IRAQ 2005
  2. IRAQ 2007-2008
  3. IRAQ 2010-2011
  1. NORMANDY

Shoulder sleeve insignia edit

  • Background:
  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical Brigade on 1966-10-05.
  2. The shoulder sleeve insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Command on 2001-08-06.
  3. The insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Brigade with the description updated effective 16 April 2010.[1]
  • From 1995 to 2010, members of the brigade wore a blue airborne tab with white lettering above their shoulder sleeve insignia. While sanctioned by the XVIII Airborne Corps, the tab was never approved for wear by the US Army Institute of Heraldry.

Beret flash edit

  • Description: On a maroon shield-shaped embroidered item with a semi-circular base 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in height and 1 7/8 inches (4.76 cm) in width overall and edged with a 1/8-inch (.32 cm) white border, a white vertical lozenge on the vertical center line.
  • Background:
  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical brigade on 1995-08-01.
  2. The beret flash was cancelled by the Institute of Heraldry effective 2010-08-16.
  3. Colors: White #67101; Maroon #67114
  4. Institute of Heraldry drawing number A-4-163.

[2]

  •  
    44th Medical Brigade beret flash
  •  
    44th Medical Brigade background trimming

Background trimming edit

  • Description: On a maroon oval-shaped embroidered item 1 3/8 inches (3.49 cm) in height and 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in width edged with a 1/8-inch (.32 cm) white border, a white vertical lozenge on the vertical center line.
  • Background:
  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical brigade on 1995-08-01.
  2. The background trimming was cancelled by the Institute of Heraldry effective 2010-08-16.
  3. Colors: White #67101; Maroon #67114.
  4. Institute of Heraldry drawing number A-6-181.

[3]

History edit

GENERAL ORDERS NO. 57 WAR DEPARTMENT Washington :25, D. C., 16 July 1945.

The 261st Medical Battalion is cited for courageous performance of duty under exceptionally difficult and hazardous conditions during the period from 6 June to 18 July 1944; Landing on the coast of Normandy, France, in close support of assault troops on, D-day, in the face of intense artillery fire, this Unit, within sight of enemy forces, set up its tentage and commenced to collect and evacuate the wounded. By H plus 8 hours, clearing stations were established and major surgery was being performed. With unwavering determination, this unit handled over 75 percent of all casualties sustained on First .Army · beaches during the first 10 days of the Normandy invasion. To shoulder this tremendous burden, the officers and men of the 261st Medical Battalion worked day and night with no sleep whatever under enemy artillery fire and air raids. Undaunted by flak which constantly pierced the operating tents; our personnel continued-working in utter disregard for their personal safety in order more speedily to render medical aid to the wounded. From the first critical and uncertain hours on 6 June through 18 ·July 1944, this unit cared for thousands of casualties, including every single patient evacuated to the United Kingdom from the Cherbourg sector. The valorous and. unfaltering devotion to duty and individual gallantry of the, members of the, 261.st Medical Battalion contributed immeasurably to the successful liberation of Europe and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces of the United States. (General. Orders 94, Headquarters European Theater of operations, 15 May 1945, as approved by Commanding' General European Theater of operations)



Current edit

Units of the 261st Multi-Functional Medical Battalion :[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ U.S. Army Institute or Heraldry drawing number A-4-163 and cover letter dated 1995-08-08
  3. ^ U.S. Army Institute or Heraldry drawing number A-6-181 and cover letter dated 1995-08-08
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links edit

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